THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1079236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to apply the surplus income or the capital of the trust fund, to or for any such charitable institution or other charitable object in any part of the world as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit to support.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a deficit of £34,427 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to a loss on the revaluation of investments. Total unrestricted funds decreased to £2,171,452, with free reserves standing at £57,362. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain a level of reserves which will provide a stable base for the Trust's continuing activities while at the same time ensuring that excessive funds are not accumulated (held: £57k)

“The Trustees’ policy on reserves is to review reserve levels on a regular basis and to maintain a level of reserves which will provide a stable base for the Trust's continuing activities while at the same time ensuring that excessive funds are not accumulated.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER STYAN WHITE
Dr David Valentine Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr GERALD DOUGLAS SEALY SMART
HUMPHRIES KIRK TRUSTEE COMPANY

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£108k	£126k
05/04/2024	£111k	£180k
05/04/2023	£103k	£13k
05/04/2022	£95k	£185k
05/04/2021	£85k	£4k

Common questions

Is THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a deficit of £34,427 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to a loss on the revaluation of investments. Total unrestricted funds decreased to £2,171,452, with free reserves standing at £57,362. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £586k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUST income £260k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £954k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST income £222k
THE DANSON FOUNDATION income £141k
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£586k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£260k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£954k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE DANSON FOUNDATION FY2024	£141k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.